From the course: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) Cert Prep

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Kubernetes update process

Kubernetes update process

- Updating Kubernetes is not just a practice to be able to get you to the latest version, but it's also a core aspect of being able to make sure that you're reducing vulnerabilities in the core Kubernetes components. There's bug fixes that are part of an upgrade. Performance and stability enhancements, as well as managing a lot of the different deprecated features and APIs as the platform continues to mature. You have cloud provider support of very specific versions of Kubernetes, and it is continually upgrading and changing based on new capabilities. You also have to consider community support. When you're looking at being able to get questions answered and being able to address how to handle capabilities of Kubernetes, the community's going to be more accurate with the later versions. You also need to consider that Kubernetes is more than just about constantly changing. It's the fact that it is going to be changing at a pace that the more that you wait, it's going to be harder to…

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